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3.11 AVERAGE
3.11 AVERAGE
medium-paced
adventurous
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
dark
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
As much as I enjoy Unger's writing, this just wasn't it. It felt like she just wanted to parody Mr. Beast, and while I appreciate lampooning him, there were massive plot holes. The writing was also a bit rough here, throwing you into flashbacks mid-present and really messing up the flow. I also had a really hard time with the frequency of "grrl" (dated?) and "tough be-atch" (just cartoony).
Content Warnings
Graphic: Bullying, Death, Infidelity, Toxic relationship, Violence, Murder, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship
Moderate: Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Stalking, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Vomit
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
what was the point of the book?? everyone that was horrible still lived??
dark
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5⭐- this book had so much potential. I went in and got hooked right away with the missing husband and the family backstory. I felt like there were a lot of playing parts that kind of got lost in translation. I would say because there were a lot of separate side stories (although these were intriguing, I felt it added to the confusion a little since it was an audiobook). Now for the narration- I enjoyed it! I feel like the voice actor (Vivienne Leheny) did a very good job changing how her voice was portrayed with the different characters.
This was one of my first Lisa Unger books and I will most likely grab another- It will probably be in eyeball reading form so I can differentiate the characters and side characters. All in all solid 3.5
Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for this ALC in exchange for my honesty opinion.
This was one of my first Lisa Unger books and I will most likely grab another- It will probably be in eyeball reading form so I can differentiate the characters and side characters. All in all solid 3.5
Thank you to NetGalley and Harlequin Audio for this ALC in exchange for my honesty opinion.
adventurous
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
think mr. beast